:root {
  --bg: #f2ede2;
  --bg-deep: #dcc8a1;
  --surface: #f7f0e4;
  --surface-alt: #eadfca;
  --paper: #fffaf0;
  --paper-cool: #fbfcfd;
  --ink: #1a1a1a;
  --ink-soft: #42515e;
  --line: #d6cab7;
  --line-strong: rgba(150, 130, 103, 0.38);
  --accent: #6b1e23;
  --accent-soft: rgba(107, 30, 35, 0.1);
  --signal: #1e3a4d;
  --signal-soft: rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.12);
  --oxidized-teal: #2f6f6d;
  --quiet-gold: #b28b3e;
  --teal-soft: rgba(75, 112, 115, 0.12);
  --clay-soft: rgba(172, 121, 87, 0.12);
  --amber-soft: rgba(176, 138, 68, 0.11);
  --navy-deep: #0b1d2a;
  --navy-mid: #1e3a4d;
  --masthead-accent: #b28b3e;
  --shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(49, 36, 22, 0.1);
  --shadow-soft: 0 16px 32px rgba(49, 36, 22, 0.06);
  --mono: "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  --display: "Fraunces", "Libre Baskerville", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Inter", "IBM Plex Sans", "Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  min-height: 100%;
}

body {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 0%, rgba(178, 139, 62, 0.13), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #f6f0e5 0%, var(--bg) 42%, #e2d5bf 100%);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--display);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background-image: url("visuals/paper-grain.svg");
  background-size: 260px 260px;
  opacity: 0.32;
  pointer-events: none;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  display: block;
}

a {
  color: var(--signal);
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

a:focus-visible,
.site-nav-link:focus-visible,
.button:focus-visible,
.filter-input:focus-visible,
.filter-select:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.52);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.site-header {
  position: relative;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(9, 18, 27, 0.98), rgba(14, 23, 31, 0.98)),
    url("visuals/atlantic-ocean-1788.jpg") center 44% / cover no-repeat;
  color: #f3eadc;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(214, 202, 183, 0.18);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(4, 7, 10, 0.22);
}

.site-header-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1160px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 28px 18px 20px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

.site-header-copy,
.site-nav,
.card-grid,
.detail-grid,
.search-shell {
  min-width: 0;
}

.site-header .kicker {
  color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.86);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.site-brand {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 3.1rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.site-brand a {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  column-gap: 0.32em;
  row-gap: 0.12em;
  align-items: baseline;
  color: #f7f0e4;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-brand-byline {
  color: #8fb8d8;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.42em;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
}

.site-header-title,
.subtitle,
.muted-note,
.prose,
.detail-block p,
.search-empty,
.section-sidecar p,
.hero-thesis,
.card-footnote,
.placeholder-copy,
.card-meta-text {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}

.site-header-title {
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  max-width: 56ch;
  color: rgba(243, 234, 220, 0.74);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 18px;
  padding-top: 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(214, 202, 183, 0.16);
}

.site-nav-link,
.button,
.badge,
.story-status-pill {
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.site-nav-link {
  padding: 0 0 6px;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  background: transparent;
  color: rgba(243, 234, 220, 0.76);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition:
    color 180ms ease,
    border-color 180ms ease;
}

.site-nav-link:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #f7f0e4;
  border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.46);
}

.site-nav-link.active {
  color: #fff9ef;
  border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.9);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.page {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1160px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 38px 18px 76px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 48px;
}

.hero,
.panel,
.home-section {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
}

.hero {
  padding: 0;
}

.hero-home {
  padding-top: 2px;
}

.hero-main {
  min-width: 0;
}

.hero-title,
h2,
h3 {
  color: #173046;
  margin: 0;
}

.hero-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.95rem, 3vw, 3.05rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.hero-home .hero-title {
  max-width: 34ch;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.25vw, 3rem);
}

.about-hero .hero-title {
  max-width: 18ch;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3rem);
}

.hero-prose {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  max-width: 68ch;
}

.hero-home .hero-prose {
  max-width: min(96ch, 80vw);
}

.hero-home .hero-prose .subtitle {
  max-width: none;
}

.subtitle {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 68ch;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.kicker {
  font-family: "Avenir Next Condensed", "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.hero-actions,
.section-actions,
.meta-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

.hero-actions {
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.hero-status-line {
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding-top: 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(150, 130, 103, 0.24);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.hero-status-label {
  margin-right: 10px;
  font-family: "Avenir Next Condensed", "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 11px 16px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  border: 1px solid rgba(187, 169, 143, 0.86);
  background: rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.96);
  color: var(--ink);
  transition:
    transform 180ms ease,
    box-shadow 180ms ease,
    background-color 180ms ease,
    border-color 180ms ease,
    color 180ms ease;
}

.button:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 22px rgba(49, 36, 22, 0.07);
}

.button.primary {
  background: #173046;
  color: #f8f1e6;
  border-color: #173046;
}

.button.secondary {
  background: rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.94);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.badge,
.story-status-pill {
  padding: 6px 10px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  border: 1px solid rgba(187, 169, 143, 0.72);
  background: rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.94);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--sans);
}

.badge.accent {
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  color: var(--accent);
  border-color: rgba(141, 63, 47, 0.24);
}

.panel {
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 0;
}

.panel-soft {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.home-section {
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  padding-top: 12px;
}

.atlas-panel,
.essay-panel,
.reference-panel {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(150, 130, 103, 0.24);
}

.section-head {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  padding-top: 18px;
}

.section-head > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.section-head::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 56px;
  height: 2px;
  background: rgba(141, 63, 47, 0.52);
}

.section-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.4vw, 2.45rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.section-head-split {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(220px, 280px);
  align-items: start;
  gap: 24px;
}

.section-sidecar {
  align-self: start;
  max-width: 280px;
  padding-top: 4px;
}

.section-sidecar-label {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: "Avenir Next Condensed", "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
}

.section-sidecar p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.newsdesk-panel {
  padding: 30px 28px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(17, 24, 35, 0.98), rgba(22, 33, 47, 0.98));
  border: 1px solid rgba(214, 202, 183, 0.12);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 26px 52px rgba(7, 10, 15, 0.2);
}

.newsdesk-panel .section-head::before {
  background: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.88);
}

.newsdesk-panel .kicker,
.newsdesk-panel .section-sidecar-label {
  color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.9);
}

.newsdesk-panel h2,
.newsdesk-panel .muted-note,
.newsdesk-panel .section-sidecar p {
  color: #eef1f5;
}

.newsdesk-panel .muted-note,
.newsdesk-panel .section-sidecar p {
  color: rgba(233, 237, 242, 0.78);
}

.newsdesk-panel .site-card .muted-note,
.newsdesk-panel .site-card .card-meta-text {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.newsdesk-panel .section-sidecar {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(214, 202, 183, 0.16);
  padding-left: 16px;
}

.newsdesk-panel .button.secondary {
  background: transparent;
  color: #f3eadc;
  border-color: rgba(214, 202, 183, 0.28);
}

.newsdesk-panel .button.secondary:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.08);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 22px rgba(4, 7, 10, 0.16);
}

.atlas-panel .section-head {
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-right: 180px;
}

.atlas-panel .section-head::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 220px;
  height: 120px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.06) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.06) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 28px 28px;
  opacity: 0.35;
  border: 1px solid rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.08);
  border-left: 0;
  border-radius: 120px;
  transform: translate(26px, 4px);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.essay-panel .section-head,
.reference-panel .section-head {
  max-width: 72ch;
}

.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

.card-grid.three-up {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(248px, 100%), 1fr));
}

.card-grid.two-up {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(320px, 100%), 1fr));
}

.essays-grid {
  grid-auto-flow: dense;
}

.site-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  min-width: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid rgba(187, 169, 143, 0.68);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 18px 18px 16px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transition:
    transform 180ms ease,
    box-shadow 180ms ease,
    border-color 180ms ease;
}

.site-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 34px rgba(49, 36, 22, 0.08);
}

.site-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.site-card h3 a {
  color: #173046;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-card h3 a:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.muted-note {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.card-utility-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.42;
  color: rgba(27, 40, 54, 0.62);
}

.card-utility-label {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.card-utility-meta {
  text-align: right;
}

.card-meta-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.story-card {
  padding-left: 24px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(251, 253, 255, 0.99), rgba(246, 242, 235, 0.99));
}

.story-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 16px;
  bottom: 16px;
  width: 6px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--story-bar, rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.28));
}

.story-card.status-active-investigation {
  --story-bar: #234f70;
}

.story-card.status-expanding-coverage {
  --story-bar: #8a674d;
}

.story-card.status-quiet-retained {
  --story-bar: #728290;
}

.story-card.status-official-followup,
.story-card.status-official-follow-up {
  --story-bar: #53767b;
}

.story-card.status-archival-watch,
.story-card.status-archived {
  --story-bar: #8b7b67;
}

.story-status-line {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}

.meta-row-plain {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: center;
}

.meta-inline {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.story-status-pill {
  border-color: rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.18);
  background: rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.08);
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.atlas-status-pill {
  background: rgba(141, 63, 47, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(141, 63, 47, 0.18);
  color: var(--accent);
}

.atlas-card {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(253, 251, 246, 0.98), rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.97));
}

.atlas-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 36px 36px;
  opacity: 0.18;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.atlas-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -30px;
  bottom: 18px;
  width: 160px;
  height: 78px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(31, 91, 137, 0.14);
  border-left: 0;
  border-radius: 90px;
  transform: rotate(-8deg);
  opacity: 0.44;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.atlas-card > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.essay-card {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 254, 251, 0.99), rgba(250, 246, 238, 0.99));
  border-top: 3px solid rgba(141, 63, 47, 0.18);
}

.essay-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 18px;
  right: 18px;
  top: 46px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(141, 63, 47, 0.2), transparent);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.essay-card-copy {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.essay-card-has-media {
  padding: 0;
}

.essay-card-has-media::before {
  display: none;
}

.essay-card-has-media .essay-card-media {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(187, 169, 143, 0.46);
}

.essay-card-has-media .essay-card-copy {
  padding: 18px 18px 16px;
}

.essay-card-featured {
  grid-column: span 2;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  padding: 0;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.essay-card-featured::before {
  display: none;
}

.essay-card-media {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(214, 206, 191, 0.92), rgba(199, 187, 166, 0.92));
}

.essay-card-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 28%;
}

.essay-card-featured .essay-card-media {
  order: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 8;
  min-height: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(187, 169, 143, 0.46);
}

.essay-card-featured .essay-card-copy {
  padding: 22px 22px 20px;
}

.essay-card-featured .card-utility-label {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.essay-card-featured h3 {
  font-size: 1.34rem;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.essay-card-featured .muted-note {
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.reference-card {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(250, 248, 241, 0.99), rgba(243, 238, 227, 0.99));
  border-left: 4px solid rgba(92, 119, 106, 0.26);
}

.reference-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      transparent 0,
      transparent 38px,
      rgba(66, 81, 94, 0.022) 38px,
      rgba(66, 81, 94, 0.022) 39px
    );
  opacity: 0.3;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.reference-card > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.detail-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(260px, 100%), 1fr));
}

.detail-block {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
}

.detail-block h3 {
  font-size: 1.06rem;
}

.link-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 18px;
}

.prose {
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  max-width: 72ch;
}

.prose h3 {
  margin-top: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.about-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  align-items: start;
}

.about-block {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 22px 22px 20px;
  background: rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.76);
  border: 1px solid rgba(187, 169, 143, 0.62);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.about-block h3 {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.about-block p,
.about-block li,
.placeholder-copy {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.about-links {
  margin: 0;
}

.about-topic-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 6px;
}

.search-controls {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 220px;
}

.filter-input,
.filter-select {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(187, 169, 143, 0.88);
  background: rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.96);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font: inherit;
  font-family: var(--sans);
}

.search-empty {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

/* Premium historical-atlas direction */
.site-header::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(220, 200, 161, 0.08) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(220, 200, 161, 0.06) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 44px 44px;
  opacity: 0.7;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.site-header-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 1240px;
}

.site-brand,
.hero-title,
.section-head h2,
.site-card h3,
.about-block h3,
.detail-block h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.site-brand {
  font-size: 3rem;
}

.page {
  max-width: 1240px;
  gap: 56px;
}

.hero {
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 46px 42px;
  min-height: 320px;
  display: grid;
  align-content: end;
  border: 1px solid rgba(98, 82, 58, 0.25);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.96), rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.78), rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.38)),
    url("visuals/atlantic-ocean-1788.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  box-shadow: 0 32px 82px rgba(49, 36, 22, 0.10);
}

.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(30, 58, 77, 0.06) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(30, 58, 77, 0.06) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 42px 42px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 42%, #000);
  opacity: 0.75;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 32px;
  bottom: 26px;
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(178, 139, 62, 0.25);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 36px rgba(178, 139, 62, 0.035),
    inset 0 0 0 72px rgba(47, 111, 109, 0.035);
  opacity: 0.64;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-title {
  max-width: 18ch;
  font-size: 3rem;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}

.hero-home {
  min-height: 500px;
  padding: 52px 54px 40px;
  align-content: end;
  border: 1px solid rgba(216, 201, 170, 0.18);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 72% 34%, rgba(178, 139, 62, 0.18), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 15, 23, 0.98) 0%, rgba(9, 21, 32, 0.92) 40%, rgba(10, 24, 35, 0.58) 70%, rgba(10, 24, 35, 0.34) 100%),
    url("visuals/north-atlantic-1893.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  box-shadow: 0 38px 92px rgba(7, 10, 15, 0.28);
}

.hero-home::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(216, 201, 170, 0.12) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(216, 201, 170, 0.10) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 54px 54px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 38%, transparent 100%);
}

.hero-home::after {
  right: 58px;
  bottom: 52px;
  border-color: rgba(216, 201, 170, 0.25);
  opacity: 0.52;
}

.hero-home .kicker,
.hero-home .hero-status-label {
  color: rgba(220, 200, 161, 0.92);
}

.hero-home .hero-title {
  max-width: 23ch;
  color: #f8efe0;
  font-size: 2.9rem;
  line-height: 1.04;
  text-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
}

.hero-home .hero-main {
  max-width: 900px;
}

.hero-home .subtitle,
.hero-home .hero-status-line {
  color: rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.82);
}

.hero-home .hero-prose {
  max-width: 86ch;
}

.hero-home .button.secondary {
  background: rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.10);
  border-color: rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.28);
  color: #fff8ed;
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.hero-home .button.secondary:hover {
  background: rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.16);
  border-color: rgba(220, 200, 161, 0.58);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}

.hero-home .hero-status-line {
  border-top-color: rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.18);
}

.page-historical .hero,
.page-atlases .hero {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.96), rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.74), rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.30)),
    url("visuals/broad-street-cholera-map.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
}

.page-about .hero {
  color: #f7f0e4;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 12, 16, 0.96), rgba(10, 17, 23, 0.72), rgba(10, 17, 23, 0.22)),
    url("visuals/old-congressional-reading-room-1897.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
}

.page-about .hero-title,
.page-about .subtitle {
  color: #f7f0e4;
}

.page-methods .hero,
.page-search .hero,
.page-reference .hero {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11, 29, 42, 0.96), rgba(11, 29, 42, 0.80), rgba(11, 29, 42, 0.36)),
    url("visuals/wellcome-microscope-m0010657.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
}

.page-methods .hero-title,
.page-search .hero-title,
.page-reference .hero-title,
.page-methods .subtitle,
.page-search .subtitle,
.page-reference .subtitle {
  color: #f7f0e4;
}

.home-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 34px 0 0;
}

.home-section::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto auto;
  width: min(420px, 44vw);
  height: 180px;
  background: url("visuals/john-lea-cholera-map-1850.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.075;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.newsdesk-panel {
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 38px 34px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 29, 42, 0.95), rgba(10, 18, 27, 0.98)),
    url("visuals/plague-ship-hoffman-island.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
}

.newsdesk-panel::after {
  background: url("visuals/quarantine-notice-1878.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.10;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}

.atlas-panel {
  padding-top: 34px;
}

.atlas-panel .section-head::after {
  background: url("visuals/atlantic-ocean-1788.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.16;
  border-radius: 6px;
}

.site-card {
  isolation: isolate;
  border-color: rgba(98, 82, 58, 0.22);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(36, 26, 17, 0.08);
  transition:
    transform 220ms ease,
    box-shadow 220ms ease,
    border-color 220ms ease,
    filter 220ms ease;
}

.site-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  border-color: rgba(178, 139, 62, 0.42);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 56px rgba(36, 26, 17, 0.14);
}

.atlas-card {
  padding: 0;
  gap: 0;
  background: #0b1d2a;
  color: #f2ede2;
  min-height: 420px;
}

.atlas-card::before,
.atlas-card::after {
  display: none;
}

.atlas-card > :not(.atlas-card-visual) {
  margin-left: 20px;
  margin-right: 20px;
}

.atlas-card > :last-child {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.atlas-card .card-utility-row {
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.atlas-card h3,
.atlas-card h3 a,
.atlas-card .muted-note,
.atlas-card .card-meta-text,
.atlas-card .card-utility-row {
  color: #f2ede2;
}

.atlas-card .muted-note,
.atlas-card .card-meta-text,
.atlas-card .card-utility-row {
  color: rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.76);
}

.atlas-card .kicker,
.atlas-card .card-utility-label {
  color: rgba(220, 200, 161, 0.94);
}

.atlas-card .story-status-pill,
.atlas-card .badge {
  border-color: rgba(178, 139, 62, 0.34);
  background: rgba(178, 139, 62, 0.12);
  color: rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.88);
}

.atlas-card-visual {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  min-height: 210px;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.14);
}

.atlas-card-visual::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 36%, rgba(7, 12, 18, 0.72));
}

.atlas-card-visual span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 16px;
  bottom: 16px;
  z-index: 1;
  padding: 7px 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 237, 226, 0.22);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(7, 12, 18, 0.46);
  color: #f2ede2;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.atlas-card-visual-pathogen-atlas {
  background-image: url("visuals/yersinia-pestis-bacteria.jpg");
}

.atlas-card-visual-american-epidemic-timeline {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(9, 18, 27, 0.18), rgba(107, 30, 35, 0.18)),
    url("visuals/quarantine-notice-1878.jpg");
}

.atlas-card-visual-maritime-disease-atlas {
  background-image: url("visuals/pirate-ship-garneray.jpg");
}

.atlas-card-visual-revolutionary-war-atlas {
  background-image: url("visuals/washington-crossing-delaware.jpg");
}

.atlas-card-visual-viking-health-atlas {
  background-image: url("visuals/viking-ships-thames.jpg");
}

.essay-card {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.95), rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.97)),
    url("visuals/broad-street-cholera-map.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  background-blend-mode: normal, multiply;
}

.essay-card:not(.essay-card-has-media)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.84);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.essay-card > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.about-block {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.92), rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.88)),
    url("visuals/paper-grain.svg");
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(36, 26, 17, 0.06);
}

.page-opportunities .hero {
  color: #f7f0e4;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 15, 22, 0.98), rgba(12, 25, 35, 0.82), rgba(12, 25, 35, 0.36)),
    url("visuals/library-congress-main-reading-room.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
}

.page-opportunities .hero-title,
.page-opportunities .subtitle {
  color: #f7f0e4;
}

.page-opportunities .hero-title {
  max-width: 22ch;
}

.opportunities-strip {
  padding: 26px 28px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(98, 82, 58, 0.2);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.92), rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.86)),
    url("visuals/paper-grain.svg");
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(36, 26, 17, 0.07);
}

.opportunities-showcase {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(320px, 0.65fr);
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.opportunities-main,
.opportunities-contact-card {
  border: 1px solid rgba(98, 82, 58, 0.22);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(36, 26, 17, 0.07);
}

.opportunities-main {
  display: grid;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 30px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.94), rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.90)),
    url("visuals/paper-grain.svg");
}

.opportunity-mini-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}

.opportunity-mini-card {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(98, 82, 58, 0.18);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.68);
}

.opportunity-mini-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.opportunity-mini-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.fit-chip-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}

.fit-chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 7px 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(47, 111, 109, 0.16);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(47, 111, 109, 0.08);
  color: var(--signal);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.opportunities-contact-card {
  display: grid;
  align-content: start;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 28px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 29, 42, 0.96), rgba(16, 31, 42, 0.96)),
    url("visuals/broad-street-cholera-map.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  color: #f7f0e4;
}

.opportunities-contact-card h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: #f7f0e4;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 1.95rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.opportunities-contact-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.78);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.64;
}

.opportunities-contact-card .kicker {
  color: rgba(220, 200, 161, 0.92);
}

.opportunities-contact-card .button.primary {
  width: 100%;
  background: rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.96);
  border-color: rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.76);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}

.social-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(210px, 100%), 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}

.social-link {
  display: grid;
  gap: 4px;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(98, 82, 58, 0.22);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.88);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(36, 26, 17, 0.05);
}

.social-link:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
  border-color: rgba(178, 139, 62, 0.42);
}

.social-link-disabled {
  opacity: 0.72;
}

.social-label,
.social-status {
  font-family: "Avenir Next Condensed", "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
}

.social-label {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.social-name {
  color: #173046;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.social-status {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.compact-social-grid {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 8px;
}

.compact-social-grid .social-link {
  padding: 10px 12px;
  background: rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.10);
  border-color: rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.18);
  box-shadow: none;
}

.compact-social-grid .social-label {
  color: rgba(220, 200, 161, 0.92);
}

.compact-social-grid .social-name,
.compact-social-grid .social-status {
  color: rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.86);
}

.domain-note {
  padding-top: 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(247, 240, 228, 0.14);
  font-size: 0.84rem !important;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .site-header-inner {
    padding: 24px 14px 18px;
  }

  .page {
    padding: 28px 14px 48px;
    gap: 36px;
  }

  .hero,
  .hero-home {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 38px 24px;
  }

  .hero-title {
    font-size: 2.35rem;
  }

  .hero-home .hero-title {
    font-size: 2.75rem;
  }

  .section-head-split {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .section-sidecar {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .newsdesk-panel .section-sidecar {
    border-left: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .hero-home .hero-title {
    max-width: 17ch;
  }

  .atlas-panel .section-head {
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .atlas-panel .section-head::after {
    width: 180px;
    height: 96px;
    transform: translate(22px, 18px);
  }

  .search-controls {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .about-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .opportunities-showcase,
  .opportunity-mini-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .site-nav {
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    overflow-x: auto;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    width: 100%;
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    scrollbar-width: none;
    touch-action: pan-x;
    overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
  }

  .site-nav::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero-home .hero-title {
    max-width: none;
    font-size: 2.55rem;
  }

  .hero-actions,
  .section-actions,
  .meta-row,
  .card-utility-row {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .newsdesk-panel {
    padding: 24px 18px;
  }

  .essay-card-featured {
    grid-column: auto;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .essay-card-featured .essay-card-media {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  }

  .essay-card-featured .essay-card-copy {
    padding: 18px 18px 16px;
  }

  .card-utility-meta {
    text-align: left;
  }

}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }

  .site-nav-link:hover,
  .button:hover,
  .site-card:hover {
    transform: none;
  }
}